Ice warning after Storm Goretti leaves hundreds without power

Wintry conditions continue to cause disruption after Storm Goretti brought snow and freezing temperatures to Wales this week.

A yellow warning for ice covered large parts of Wales on Saturday morning as partially thawed snow refroze, accompanied by wintry showers and freezing fog.

Hundreds of homes were still without power on Friday, according to the National Grid, while at least 150 schools were closed with Powys, Blaenau Gwent and Wrexham the worst affected areas.

Transport for Wales said on Friday evening that some rail lines remained closed and some services could still be delayed, amended or cancelled at short notice, although many routes had reopened.

The exam board WJEC said that 129 students had their Welsh Literature GCSE exam moved to the summer term, because of two of the school closures.

The FAW cancelled all Welsh Premier League matches for Friday evening, saying all fixtures in the league needed to start simultaneously "to protect sporting integrity and mitigate against the risk of betting market manipulation".

Storm Goretti also brought with it a rare sighting of thundersnow - heavy downpours of snow accompanied by lightning.

A dramatic video shared online showed bright flashes as thundersnow struck amid blizzards in the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire.

While the snow caused chaos for some, it did not stop others from having a little outdoor fun.

Many people took the opportunity to build snowmen and enjoy a day of sledging, transforming hills across the country into tobogganing slopes.

The following local authority areas were affected by the yellow weather warning for ice, which ended at 12:00 GMT on Saturday:

• Blaenau Gwent
• Bridgend
• Caerphilly
• Cardiff
• Carmarthenshire
• Ceredigion
• Conwy
• Denbighshire
• Flintshire
• Gwynedd
• Isle of Anglesey
• Merthyr Tydfil
• Monmouthshire
• Neath Port Talbot
• Newport
• Pembrokeshire
• Powys
• Rhondda Cynon Taf
• Swansea
• Torfaen
• Vale of Glamorgan
• Wrexham